Novel Biomaterials : Decontamination of Toxic Metals from Wastewater - Srivastava, Shalini; Goyal, Pritee; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010)
Heavy Metals: Environmental Threat -- Detoxification of Metals - Biochelation -- Metal Decontamination: Techniques Used So Far -- Existing Metal Removal Technologies: Demerits -- Hyperaccumulation: A Phytoremedial Approach -- Biosorption: A Promising Green Approach -- Biosorption: Mechanistic Aspects -- Biosorbents Used So Far -- Biosorption: Application Strategies -- Designing of Experiments -- Interpretations -- Sorption Isotherms and Kinetics -- Reusability of Biomaterial: A Cost-Effective Approach -- Characterization of Metal-Biomaterial Interaction -- Protein as Possible Bioactive Principle -- Novel Biomaterials - Commercialization Approach.
Keywords: Water pollution; Water-supply.; Ecotoxicology; Biomaterials; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Water Industry/Water Technologies; Ecotoxicology; Biomaterials